HC Deb 19 June 1978 vol 952 cc48-51W
Mr. Macfarlane

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will list the people that he has appointed to Government agencies, departmental committees, and councils on research, since he became Secretary of State.

Mr. Benn

As Secretary of State for Energy I have made the following appointments:

Advisory Committee on Fixed Offshore Installations

Mr. J. C. Chapman, BSc., PhD., C.Eng., FIStructE, FICE, FRINA—Technical Director, George Wimpey & Co., Ltd.

Mr. A. R. Collins, BME, DSc., C.Eng., FIStructE, FICE, CIRIA—Past President, Institution of Structural Engineers, Construction Industry Research & Information Association, British National Committee for Ocean Eng.

Mr. L. R. Creasy, CB, OBE, BSc.Eng., FIStructE, FICE—Consultant, Alan Marshall & Partners.

Mr. J. A. Derrington, BSc., DIC, C.Eng.,FIStructE, FICE, FI Arb.—Head of Design Group, Sir Robert McAlpine & Son Ltd.

Sir Ralph Freeman, CVO, CBE, MA, C.Eng., FICE—Senior Partner, Freeman Fox & Partners.

Mr. L. Hargreaves, BSc.Eng., FICE—Consultant, Department of Energy.

Mr. M. A. Kirkby, MA, C.Eng., MI.Mech.E, FIMM, FINST,PET—BP Petroleum Exploration and Production Department.

Sir Kirby Laing, JP, MA, C.Eng., FICE—Past President, Institution of Civil Engineers; The Laing Group of Companies.

Mr. T. A. Lamplough, BSc., C.Eng., FRINA —Lloyd's Register of Shipping.

Mr. T. McCalmont—Construction Trades Liaison Officer, TGWU.

Mr. T. E. Pitkethly—BP Ltd.

Mr. R. E. Rowe, MA(Cantab.), ScD., C.Eng., FIStructE, FICE—Cement & Concrete Association.

Advisory Committee on Energy Conservation

Miss J. S. Clancy—Queen Mary College. Mr. J. M. Cooling—Balfour Kilpatrick Ltd. Sir Goronwy Daniel. KCVO, CB—University of Wales.

Dr. R. Eden, OBE—Cavendish Laboratory. University of Cambridge.

Mr. J. Edmonds—General and Municipal Workers' Union.

Sir Derek Ezra, MBE—National Coal Board. Mr. J. R. Foster—Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers

Sir William Gray—Scottish Development Agency.

Mr. E. Hammond, OBE—Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunication and Plumbing Union.

Sir William Hawthorne, CBE, FRS—Churchill College, Cambridge.

Mr. R. H. Kay—Alcan Bootht Sheet Ltd. Baroness Lockwood—Equal Opportunities Commission.

Dr. E. McEwen, CBE, FRSE—Joseph Lucas Ltd.

Miss R. McRobert—Retail Trading Standards Association Incorporated.

Mr. J. R. S. Morris—National Enterprise Board.

Mr. R. W. Orson—Electricity Council.

Mr. H. E. Osborn, CBE.

Professor P. O'Sullivan—The Welsh School of Architecture Research and Development, University of Wales.

Dr. A. W. Pearce, CBE—Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd.

Mrs. C. Pillay—Engineers' and Managers' Association

Mr. M. V. Posner—British Railways Board.

Mr. Ronald Richardson, CBE—late Eletricity Council.

Dr. L. Rotherham, CBE, FRS.

Mr. E. C. Sayers—Duport Ltd.

Mr. F. E. Shrosbee, MBE—late Association of Building Technicians.

Mr. B. C. Smith—British Gas Corporation.

Mr. L. V. D. Tindale, CBE—Finance for Industry Ltd.

Professor Sir Frederick Warner, FRS.

Advisory Council on Research ad Development For Fuel and Power (ACORD)

Professor G. Allen, PhD Chem—Science Research Council.

Dr. A. R. W. Baddeley—Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd.

Dr. J. Birks, CBE—British Petroleum.

Mr. R. J. Clayton, CBE, MA, C.Eng., FLEE, FIEEE, F.Inst.P, FRAeS—General Electric Co. Ltd.

Professor Sir Hugh Ford, FRS—Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London.

Dr. Gordon Fryers—Reckitt and Colman Ltd.

Dr. J. Gibson, MSc.—National Coal Board.

Dr. John A Gray, BSc, PhD, C.Eng, EIGasF, M.Inst.F—British Gas Corporation.

Professor Sir James Lighthill, FRS—University of Cambridge.

Dr. D. J. Littler, PhD., BSc., ARCS, F.Inst.P, FIEF, C.Eng.—Central Electricity Generating Board.

Mr. L. J. Mills—National Coal Board.

Mr. R. W. Orson, B.Sc. (Econ), FSS—Electricity Council.

Mr. A. M. Muir Wood—Sir W. Harlow & Partners, Consulting Engineers and Architects.

Energy Commission

Mr. F. A. Baker, CBE—National Union of General and Municipal Workers.

Mr. M. C. J. Barnes—National Consumers' Council and Chairman, Electricity Consumers' Council.

Mr. D. R. Berridge—South of Scotland Electricity Board.

Mr. R. Birch—Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers.

Mr. T. Carlile, CBE—Managing Director, Babcock and Wilcox Ltd.

Mr. F. J. Chapple—General Secretary, Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Plumbing Union.

Mr. G. A. Drain, JP—General Secretary, National and Local Government Officers' Association.

Sir Derek Ezra, MBE—Chairman, National Coal Board.

Sir Brian Flowers, FRS—Imperial College of Science and Technology.

Mr. J. Gormley, OBE—National Union of Mineworkers.

Professor Sir William Hawthorne, CBE, FRS —Advisory Council on Energy Conservation.

Sir John Hill—United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.

Lord Kearton, CBE, FRS—British National Oil Corporation.

Mr. R. L. E. Lawrence, CBE—British Railway Board and National Freight Corporation.

Mr. D. E. Lea—Secretary, TUC Fuel and Power Industries Committee, Assistant General Secretary, TUC.

Mrs. Naomi E. S. McIntosh—National Gas Consumers' Council.

Baroness Macleod of Borve, JP—Former Chairman, National Gas Consumers' Council.

Dr. A. W. Pearce, CBE—United Kingdom Petroleum Industry Advisory Committee.

Sir Denis Rooke, CBE—British Gas Corporation.

Mr. E. C. Sayers—Duport Industries Ltd.

Mr. D. E. Tench—Domestic Coal Consumers' Council.

Sir Francis Tombs—Electricity Council.

Mr. C. H. Urwin—Transport and General Workers Union.

Offshore Energy Technology Board

Lord Kearton, OBE, FRS—British National Oil Corporation.

Dr. F. J. P. Clarke—Research Director. (Energy) AERE, Harwell.

Professor Sir Hermann Bondi, KCB, FRS, FRAS—Chief Scientist, Department of Energy.

Mr. P. A. Taylor—British Gas Corporation

Offshore Industry Liaison Committee*

Mr. J. Baldwin—General Secretary AUEW (Construction).

Mr. W. E. Bell—President, United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association Ltd.

Mr. A. Blackshaw—Offshore Supplies Office, Department of Energy.

Mr. P. Cole—Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors.

Mr. J. C. A. Crawford—Process Plant Association and British Constructional Steelwork Association Ltd.

Mr. R. Dyk—President, United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association Ltd.

Mr. J. P. Gibson—Offshore Supplies Office, Department of Energy.

Mr. J. Hanna—Trades Union Congress.

Mr. P. Haxby—Training Services Agency nominated by Manpower Services Commission.

Mr. F. C. Hayes—Training Services Agency nominated by Manpower Services Commission.

Mr. G. Laird—AUEW Engineering Executive Council AUEW.

Mr. T. McCalmont—TGWU Construction Trades Coordinating Officer.

Dr. R. G. L. McCrone—Scottish Office.

Mr G. E. Maine—Chairman, Module Constructors Association.

Mr. J. Milne—General Secretary, Trades Union Congress.

Mr. A. Muir—representing the Jacket Club (Steel Platform Manufacturers).

NOTIFIED UNFILLED VACANCIES
Numbers unemployed Employment office Careers office
June 1977 4,344 450 82
July 1977 5,030 439 40
August 1977 5,096 333 43
September 1977 5,106 407 62
October 1977 4,754 407 87
November 1977 4,460 487 57
December 1977 4,245 452 57
January 1978 4,545 374 59
February 1978 4,436 528 69
March 1978 4,228 529 54
April 1978 4,455 600 67
May l978 4,243 546 76

The vacancy figures relate only to vacancies notified to employment offices and careers offices and are not a measure of total vacancies. Because of possible duplication the two series should not be added together.